"bewish" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈwɪʃ/ Forms: bewishes [present, singular, third-person], bewishing [participle, present], bewished [participle, past], bewished [past]
Etymology: From be- + wish. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|wish}} be- + wish Head templates: {{en-verb}} bewish (third-person singular simple present bewishes, present participle bewishing, simple past and past participle bewished)
  1. (transitive, rare) To confer, grant, or make a wish; wish. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-bewish-en-verb-D08wzIvV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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